Emily Jones

Jan 16, 2025 | savannahnow.com | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE andGrist, a nonprofit environmental media organizationFederal regulators are abandoning a proposal to expand ocean speed limits that were designed to protect North Atlantic right whales. The whales, which give birth off Georgia’s coast in the winter, are nearing extinction: just 370 remain, and vessel strikes are one of their leading causes of death.

Dec 7, 2024 | savannahnow.com | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The number of longleaf pines is increasing across the Southeast, with some of the biggest improvements in Georgia, according to a new study from the U.S. Forest Service. Some 57 million acres of longleaf pine forest once stretched across the southeast from Virginia to Texas. But much of it was clear-cut for timber by the early 20th century.

Dec 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Emily Jones

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The world’s oceans absorb nearly a third of global carbon dioxide emissions. Seagrass beds, in particular, are carbon-storing powerhouses. While less than 1% of the seafloor is made up of seagrass beds, those beds store about 11% of the ocean’s buried carbon, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mar 4, 2024 | georgiarecorder.com | Emily Jones

by Emily Jones, Georgia Recorder March 4, 2024 Georgia’s energy regulators are considering Georgia Power’s request to generate and buy more electricity to meet what the utility calls a surge in demand from new businesses in the state. State lawmakers, meanwhile, are grappling with a leading source of that increased power demand: high-tech data centers.

Feb 22, 2024 | nowhabersham.com | Emily Jones

(Georgia Recorder) — Federal regulators are pushing back on a Georgia Power plan for storing coal ash that had been approved by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. In a letter last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency echoed concerns raised by environmental advocates about the ash from a retired coal-fired power plant in North Georgia. The EPA has rules about storing coal ash, a toxic byproduct of burning coal for electricity.